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Are the Irish of New York being relegated from a prime place in the historical narrative by an institution dedicated to the accurate telling of his...

Free Community Art Day set Aug. 14 at the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art MGMoA Shawnee — The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art will host a free Community Art Day, Saturday August 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. This CAD will be led by artist and teacher Bridget Moore, who will show participants how to create their own gelli prints. Participants do not need to register, and they may come and go as they please. All supplies are included. If the program meets max capacity, other participants may have to wait until other participants leave. For more information please visit www.mgmoa.org. For questions please ema...

Scary tales of New York: life in the Irish slums In the 19th century, Irish people fled poverty at home for dirt, disease and danger in the American city’s overcrowded tenements Sat, Mar 23, 2013, 06:00 Niamh O'Sullivan   In 19th-century New York, even tenements were ranked. Some were considered too good for the Irish, who were relegated to densely packed hovels in the urban shanty town of Five Points, on the Lower East Side. Here families huddled together, with several ...

3 Things to Do: April 16-18 The Shawnee News-Star Spring is in the air, and there's plenty to do in Shawnee this weekend. Here are just a few of the things going on: 1. Meet princesses: Tecumseh's Magical Moments of Oklahoma and Shawnee's StreetView gallery are teaming up for a free event. Magical Moments of Oklahoma will bring Belle and Snow White to greet people of all ages Saturday at StreetView gallery, located at 9 E. Main in Shawnee. There will be meet and greets with both princesses from noon to 12:30 p.m. and again from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Snow White will do a story time and sing along fro...

The Shawnee News-Star The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art recently announced the winners of its High School Juried Art Exhibition, and all of the winners hailed from the Shawnee area. Winners were: • First place: Tragan Goodnight, Bethel High School, oil painting “Lost Flower Boy” • Second place: Leah Fisher, North Rock Creek High School, digital artwork “Marinette” • Third place: Journey Wilson, Bethel High School, woodcut print “Cowlick” “I am so thankful for the opportunity of having my art shown in the Mabee-Gerrer Museum, just having my pieces being shown was cool enough,�...